In London, a Music Critic Takes in the Sights and Suds
On a day off in London, a music critic takes in a Leonardo da Vinci anatomy exhibition at Buckingham Palace and a soccer match in a pub (and, oh yes, does a little work).
View ArticleMusical Moments: What Moves Us?
There are many passages from all sorts of pieces that have always moved me. I want to share some of my favorites and hear about yours.
View ArticleMusical Moments: Part II, A New Video on Mahler
The second in a series of short videos I have made discussing some of my favorite magical moments in music.
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part III: Two Operas
The third in a series of short videos I have made discussing some of my favorite magical moments in music.
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part IV: Stravinsky's 'Symphony of Psalms'
The fourth and final in a series of short videos I have made discussing some of my favorite magical moments in music.
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part V: 'La Bohème'
A reader finds transcendence in the anguish at the end of Puccini's "Bohème."
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part VI: 'Clair de Lune'
A reader finds transcendence in Debussy's popular piano piece "Clair de Lune."
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part VII: Brahms
The chief classical music critic for The Times analyzes a reader's favorite moment in Brahms's Intermezzo in E-flat.
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part VIII: Mozart
The chief classical music critic for The Times analyzes a favorite moment in "The Marriage of Figaro."
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part IX: Strauss
The chief classical music critic for The Times analyzes a reader's favorite moment in "Der Rosenkavalier."
View ArticleWinners Named in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Five winners were selected in the finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New York.
View ArticleA Critic Picks Songs of the Broadway Season
Anthony Tommasini on this season's musical theater songs that stood out and that have potential for independent afterlives.
View ArticleClassical Playlist: Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and More
Times critics share what they’ve been listening to lately.
View ArticleDmitri Hvorostovsky, Being Treated for Brain Tumor, Sends Love to Fans
The Russian singer promised to recover in an effusive message during the intermission of a high-definition broadcast of "Il Trovatore" at the Metropolitan Opera.
View ArticleBoston Symphony Presents a Stunning “Elektra” at Carnegie Hall
Stunning performance by Christine Goerke and the orchestra in the Strauss opera "Elektra" on the second night of the Boston Symphony's Carnegie Hall visit.
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part V: ‘La Bohème’
A reader finds transcendence in the anguish at the end of Puccini’s “Bohème."
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part VI: ‘Clair de Lune’
A reader finds transcendence in Debussy’s popular piano piece “Clair de Lune.”
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part VII: Brahms
The chief classical music critic for The Times analyzes a reader’s favorite moment in Brahms's Intermezzo in E-flat.
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part VIII: Mozart
The chief classical music critic for The Times analyzes a favorite moment in "The Marriage of Figaro."
View ArticleMusical Moments, Part IX: Strauss
The chief classical music critic for The Times analyzes a reader's favorite moment in "Der Rosenkavalier."
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